Amanda Battles stood beside a freshly mulched tree at Millennium Park, rake in hand and mud on her sneakers. “This is my town. Of course I’m going to make it look nice,” she said. “We live here, we should value the land we live on. It goes through seasonal changes,[Read More…]
Tag: Park Pride
05.03.2025 | What You Need To Know Today
Park Pride. Volunteers will converge on H-F Park District parks from 9 a.m. to noon to help get everything ready for the summer season. Park Pride is a great opportunity for kids, scout groups, churches and other service organizations to give back to the community. Email [email protected] or call 708-957-0300 for more information.[Read More…]
05.02.2025 | What You Need To Know This Weekend
Friday, May 2 Native Plant Sale. Online pre-orders can be made through May 2. Pickup will be Saturday, May 17, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Irons Oaks, 20000 Western Ave. Click here to shop. Saturday, May 3 Park Pride. Volunteers will converge on H-F Park District parks from 9 a.m. to[Read More…]
Volunteers sought for Park Pride on May 3
The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District is looking for volunteers willing to give a few hours of their time on Saturday, May 3, to help clean up the parks during the annual Park Pride event. The event runs from 9 a.m. to noon. Volunteers will receive a T-shirt, and lunch is provided[Read More…]
H-F parks get spring cleaning on Park Pride Day
With summer weather approaching, resident and non-resident volunteers pitched in on Saturday, May 6, to tidy up the parks of Homewood and Flossmoor for the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District’s annual Park Pride Day. The volunteers spruced up numerous parks, including Ballantrae Park, Leavitt Park, Richard D. Irwin Park, Dolphin Lake Park,[Read More…]
Volunteers needed for Park Pride on May 7
From left, Isabella Davies, Katelyn Cheung and Maria Burnette plant flowers during the 2021 Park Pride event. (Chronicle file photo) Can you spare a morning to help get parks ready for the season? The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District is looking for volunteers for its annual Park Pride event.
Annual Park Pride event has volunteers beautifying parks
Junior Girl Scouts, from left, Isabella Davies, Katelyn Cheung and Maria Burnette were happily planting spring flowers as part of the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District’s Park Pride event. (Marilyn Thomas/H-F Chronicle) The front planter at the Irwin Center in Homewood got tender loving care from members of Girl Scout Troops 60234[Read More…]